The Marquee Awards · Ceremony

The First Marquees.

An hour-long, streaming-native ceremony covering all twenty-five categories with citations from the editorial jury for each winner. No filler, no bits between segments, no envelope theatrics. Just the work.

Inaugural Ceremony
December 2026
Date and time to be announced summer 2026
The exact date, broadcast partner, and live-stream URL will be announced alongside the November nominations. Subscribe below for the announcement.
Format

What to expect.

A 60-minute streaming program. All twenty-five categories announced and presented — with the editorial jury’s reasoning for each winner read aloud or shown on screen. Acceptance speeches encouraged but trimmed for time. Music kept tight. The show ends on time.

00:00
Open & year-in-streaming overview
Three-minute editorial reflection on the eligibility year that just closed.
00:03
Categories I–XII
Series, Lead Performances, Supporting. Approximately 25 minutes.
00:28
Mid-show interlude
Three-minute showcase of the year’s most-watched scenes — selected and licensed by the editorial board.
00:31
Categories XIII–XXII
Direction, Writing, Form-Specific. Approximately 18 minutes.
00:49
The Marquees Specials
Streaming Platform of the Year. Showrunner of the Year. Show of the Year. With extended jury citations.
00:58
Close & eligibility window for next cycle
Two minutes. Out by the hour.
Where & how to watch

Streaming-native, by design.

An award show for streaming should arrive on the platforms it covers. The 2026 inaugural ceremony will be carried free, simultaneously, on multiple platforms; the broadcast-partner mix is being finalized.

Date
December 2026
Length
60 minutes
Format
Live stream + on-demand
Broadcast partner
TBA Summer 2026
Cost to watch
Free
Geo-restriction
None planned
Press & submissions

For producers, platforms, and press.

The press pool for the inaugural ceremony will be invited and seated through the editorial board. Producers and platforms with eligible work in the September 2025 – August 2026 window may submit through the standard channel:

editorial@tvawardshow.com

For questions about category eligibility, the evaluation rubric, or the editorial-jury process, see the about page.

History

Past ceremonies.

The 2026 ceremony is the first. Citations and full winner archive from the inaugural cycle will appear here in December 2026.

The First Marquees take place December 2026.
This page will hold the year-by-year archive once the inaugural cycle has concluded.

First Ceremony · December 2026 · All 25 categories · Hour-long · Streaming-native